Aerospace and Defense Case Study: Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
- Europe
Country
- Canada
- France
- United Kingdom
Product
- 3DEXPERIENCE platform
- CATIA
- ENOVIA V6
- SIMULIA
- DELMIA V6
- 3DVIA
Tech Stack
- Design software
- Data management software
- Simulation and analysis software
- Manufacturing and documentation software
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Innovation Output
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
- Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Aerospace
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Digital Twin
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. The company is structured into five operating divisions and its products and technologies enable it to provide global expertise. About 25,000 Messier-Bugatti-Dowty-equipped aircraft make over 40,000 landings every day, all over the world. Its carbon brakes are 50% lighter than older generation steel counterparts. Airlines save on fuel through new composite materials, including titanium, used for machining equipment and landing gear, thus reducing their weight, environmental impact and operating costs. The company is located in 20 sites worldwide and has over 7,000 employees. Its headquarters is in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.
The Challenge
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, faced the challenge of finding customized solutions for each client as rapidly as possible, often across continents. The company operates in a cross-cultural, multi-site environment with technicians and engineers working in different countries who do not necessarily speak the same language and who, in the past, were using different methods and tools. Each of their sites in Gloucester (UK), Montreal and Toronto (Canada), and Bidos (France) had their own industrialization processes and tools, making data exchange difficult and collaboration practically non-existent. The company launched a Manufacturing and Engineering Data System (MEDS) project to streamline development processes by rationalizing information systems at landing gear production sites.
The Solution
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty adopted Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform for design, data management, simulation and analysis, manufacturing and documentation as provided through the industry solution “Ready for Rate.” The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides engineering and manufacturing planning stakeholders with cross-site digital continuity and real-time access to accurate product and product build information. The platform is industry-oriented and flexible because it provides the ‘out-of-the-box’ industry specific tools needed to manage the entire production chain. The company uses many 3DEXPERIENCE platform applications including CATIA for design, ENOVIA V6 for multi-site collaboration and digital product management, SIMULIA for digital simulation and analysis, DELMIA V6 to manage assembly plans and machining sequences, and 3DVIA to exchange information throughout its ecosystem and to generate client documentation.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
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